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EU to ban cat and dog fur exports

20/06/2007

According to the European Commission, cat and dog fur has been disguised in items such as clothing and children’s soft toys using false labelling. However, it is difficult to assess the scale of the problem due to the underhand methods employed by the fur producers. Reports indicate that the majority of illegal cat and dog fur trade is instigated by China and other Asian nations, although there have also been reports of cases in the Czech Republic, which has been an EU member since 2004.

An estimate from Humane Society International suggests that approximately two million cats and dogs are killed worldwide for fur each year, with an estimated 5,400 cats and dogs killed in China every day.

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